Hello from Iowa

[HockeyStick]

Hello community members! It's great to be here.

I'm a new resident of the state of Iowa and decided to get back into hunting after a 15-year hiatus. I harvested a nice 8-point buck during this last shotgun season and I am hooked! Started doing some research on modern muzzleloaders after I learned of Iowa's early muzzleloader season. It seems like a huge advantage to head out into the woods nearly two months before the shotgun hunters (plus, it's warmer in October than it is in December).

I had the opportunity to purchase an in-line ML at a bargain price from my wife's uncle. It's a Traditions Tracker 209 that he never hunted with and only fired a few times. Most of the pictures of the same model online have a black stock with blued barrel. This one has a RealTree stock with what appears to be a nickel-plated barrel. It seems like a decent, entry-level ML. So yeah, I was happy to take it off his hands and I'm excited to try it myself!

Anyway, having lurked on this forum for a bit during my research, I deemed it fitting to officially join the community. I look forward to engaging with fellow members and sharing my experiences!

-HS

 

[ElDiablo]

Welcome from Colorado!

 

[Omidv]

Welcome from Michigan, I went to Iowa deer hunting for the first time this year. It was awesome. I’ll be back!

 

[deermanok]

Welcome from southeast Oklahoma.

 

[WP79Vet]

Welcome from Montana!

 

[Hausser1]

Welcome from SE Michigan! You're gonna like it here.

 

[rangerod]

Nice to have you HockeyStick. I live in Waterloo. Where in the Hawkeye State are you?

 

[gman57]

Welcome from NC, enjoy the forum..

 

[Outdoornut1]

Hello from NC! I love hunting Iowa.Im headed back for the second shotgun hunt next December.

 

[HockeyStick]

Nice to have you HockeyStick. I live in Waterloo. Where in the Hawkeye State are you?

Thanks! I’m located south of Iowa City.

 

[4stringdude]

Welcome aboard from the Hoosier State! You have come to the right place for information.

 

[Phillip Szentes]

I am also live in S E Iowa welcome to the site you can always find plenty of information and help here

 

[rangerod]

Welcome from Michigan, I went to Iowa deer hunting for the first time this year. It was awesome. I’ll be back!

Thanks! I’m located south of Iowa City.

I've got a friend whose son lives down that way and owns some land. If I remember something like eighty acres. He's shot some real bruisers. One buck he shot was a booner. I've got some Federal 209A primers for sale if your interested.

 

[HC]

Welcome to the brotherhood

 

[bronko220002]

hello from PA. Lots of good guys here and tons of knowledge and opinions.

 

[Keone]

Welcome from Oregon by way of Hawaii

 

[twoelks]

Welcome !! I live in Centerville Iowa. We Iowans ought to get together somewhere and get acquainted.

 

[HockeyStick]

Welcome !! I live in Centerville Iowa. We Iowans ought to get together somewhere and get acquainted.

Very nice. You must have some monster deer in your region.

 

[twoelks]

Very nice. You must have some monster deer in your region.

All of Iowa has good deer, and good deer huntiing. The Iowa DNR has acquired a large amount of acreage for all types of hunting. Sad thing is that the Pheasant and Quail population is a mere shadow of what it once was. Where are you from ?

 

[HockeyStick]

All of Iowa has good deer, and good deer huntiing. The Iowa DNR has acquired a large amount of acreage for all types of hunting. Sad thing is that the Pheasant and Quail population is a mere shadow of what it once was. Where are you from ?

The public hunting spots here are great! It will probably take years before I've tried out all the spots near me. I live in Kalona.

We ran into a lot of other hunters on the public land during the shotgun season. It was my first time witnessing hunters drive/push deer as a team. That's definitely not my method of hunting, but I understand why people do it that way because it's effective. I'm more of a "sit and wait" style of hunter. It's less work, and I get to enjoy the wilderness better IMO